chachalaca
US/ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/
chachalaca noun: any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.

Noun
chachalaca (plural chachalacas)
chachalaca meaning in Tamil
chachalaca in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும்
Forms of chachalaca
| plural | chachalacas |
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Origin of chachalaca
Late 19th century. From South American Spanish chachalaca, from Classical Nahuatl chachalacani (“tattler, gossiper”), from chāchalāni (“to make a hubbub, create an uproar”).
Words formed from chachalaca
- buff-browed chachalaca
- Ortalis superciliaris
- Chaco chachalaca
- Ortalis canicollis
- chestnut-winged chachalaca
- Ortalis garrula
- Colombian chachalaca
- Ortalis columbiana
- grey-headed chachalaca
- Ortalis cinereiceps
- little chachalaca
- Ortalis motmot
- plain chachalaca
- Ortalis vetula
- rufous-bellied chachalaca
- Ortalis wagleri
- rufous-headed chachalaca
- Ortalis erythroptera
- rufous-vented chachalaca
- Ortalis ruficauda
- speckled chachalaca
- chestnut-headed chachalaca
- East Brazilian chachalaca
- scaled chachalaca
- Ortalis guttata
- West Mexican chachalaca
- Ortalis poliocephala
- white-bellied chachalaca
- Ortalis leucogastra
Words that rhyme with chachalaca
Questions about chachalaca
- What does chachalaca mean?
- Chachalaca means any of several cracid birds, of the genus Ortalis, limited to the Americas, that resemble the guans.
- What is chachalaca in Tamil?
- Chachalaca in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பறவைகளில், இது ஒரு சிறப்பு இனமாகும். See Chachalaca meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is chachalaca?
- Chachalaca is a noun.
- How do you pronounce chachalaca?
- Chachalaca is pronounced /ˌt͡ʃɑ.t͡ʃəˈlɑ.kə/ (US).
- What is the plural of chachalaca?
- The plural of chachalaca is chachalacas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: chachalaca (page history and authors); chachalaca (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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